Financial Inclusion

  • Ghana’s Mobile Money Boom: Transactions Soar to GHS 335 Billion

    Ghana’s mobile money transactions soared to GHS 335 billion by the end of 2024, a massive leap from GHS 199.3 billion in December 2023! In recent years, Ghana has witnessed a remarkable surge in the adoption of mobile money services, marking a significant shift in the country’s financial landscape....
  • Mark Elliott, Division President for Africa at Mastercard (left), and Folasade Femi-Lawal, Country Manager and Area Business Head for West Africa at Mastercard (right).

    Tech Meets Finance: Mastercard’s West African Digital Expansion.

    Mastercard has launched its first office in Accra, Ghana, marking a significant expansion of its presence in West Africa. Mastercard announced today a comprehensive expansion of its digital financial services across West Africa, targeting critical markets in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal. The strategic initiative aims to revolutionize digital...
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    Unlocking Financial Freedom: Exploring the EziPay Sierra Leone Ecosystem

    In the heart of Sierra Leone's financial challenge, EziPay emerged as a transformative force. With traditional banking out of reach for many, EziPay harnessed mobile technology, uniting the unbanked. From remote villages to bustling cities, it bestowed the power of financial services to handheld devices, rewriting the narrative of...
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    Beyond Mobile Money – the FinTech Future for Africa

    Africa is leveraging mobile and digital technologies in its own ways to bring financial services to people in undeveloped places on earth. Africa is a great testing ground for new banking services: the region’s relatively low penetration levels for traditional financial services married to high proliferation of mobile phones...